n a tight cluster of people or things
n any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
n a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
n something twisted and tight and swollen
n a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
n soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
n a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
v make into knots; make knots out of
v tie or fasten into a knot
v tangle or complicate
